Improved adjustable awning-frame



PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS YENNE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE AWNIN-G-FRAM E.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 102,642, dated May 3,1870.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it' known that I, LOUIs YENNE, of the city of New York, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved AdjustableAwning-Frame; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure l represents a side view Of my improved awning-fraine. Fig.2 is adetail front view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of thesame, showing it folded together.

Fig. 4 is a detail side view of a side brace of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new awning-frame so constructed that it canreadily be expanded or folded together, with a view of preserving theawning and all the material connected therewith.

The invention consists chiefly in the application of rollers and braces,and in combination with the same of toothed wheels and upright shaftsfor operating the rollers, all as hereinafter more fully described.

The awning A is secured with its rear end to a shaft, B, which has itsbearings in ears a, that project from the building or structure O towhich theawning is to be applied. The

outer or front end of the awning is secured to a roller or bar, D, whichisas long or slightly longer than the awning.

Upon one end of the shaft B is mounted a bevelgear wheel, b, whichmeshes into the teeth of a similar wheel, c, on a vertical shaft, E, asshown. The shaft E can, by suitable gearing or directly, be convenientlyreached from the door or street, and will as it is revolved wind up orunwind the awning. When the same is wound up it will be protected hy axed shield or guard, d, as shown in Fig. 3.

The roller or bar D is supported in the front ends of braces F, that arepivoted to the building or structure O. When the awning is stretched, asin Fig. 1, the braces F will be nearly horizontal. When the awning iswound up, as in Fig. 3, they will be nearly vertical, as shown.

In order to apply still more powerfulstrengtheningbraces, metal rods G Gare employed. They have hooks e at their upper ends and clasps f at thelower. They are hooked over the shaft B and clasped to the roller D, as

shown in Fig. 1, and prevent the rollerD from being elevated by storm orotherwise. The braces G may also serve to hold triangular side pieces,H, of the awning, the lower ends of said side pieces being, by means ofhook and eye g, fastened to the building. When the awning is to befolded together the braces G must first be removed.

Having thus described myinventiOn,Iclaim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- The combination Of shafts B E, ears a, roller D, pivotedbraces FG, having hooks and clasps ef, and the bevel-gear b c, allconstructed and arranged as and for the purpose described.

LOUIS YENNE. Witnesses:

GEO. W. MABEE, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

